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bush former president jimmy carter, at the george w. bush library, for the opening of yet another presidential library. ginger gibson in studio with us. >> insert joke there. >> bill: i know insert joke. >> i won't make a joke about the one shelf they have for the george bush library. >> bill: how many books to you have to have to have a library. >> and lots of crayons will be there. >> bill: ginger gibson is here from "politico." she covers the hill and politics in general for "politico." but ginger people do feel compelled at a time like this to say some nice things to say about george w. bush. >> absolutely. these are one of those times where all of the living presidents generally attend. >> bill: it's a very exclusive club and even reporters from the ap came out yesterday with -- what were the headlines, let's at mitt it george bush is really a nice person. i'm not going to deny he was a nice person. but i would have to say, still, his policies suck. and they did then, and they do now. you don't have to be personal and say he is an
bush former president jimmy carter, at the george w. bush library, for the opening of yet another presidential library. ginger gibson in studio with us. >> insert joke there. >> bill: i know insert joke. >> i won't make a joke about the one shelf they have for the george bush library. >> bill: how many books to you have to have to have a library. >> and lots of crayons will be there. >> bill: ginger gibson is here from "politico." she covers the...
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we all remember the george w. bush, it's a wonderful life, jim ward's masterpiece. [ applause ] >> stephanie: a tour of the george w. bush presidential libary -- >> ruggy. bright yella. >> stephanie: visitors find themselves in a darkened room as a reminder of the september 11th attack. >> it's dark and scary. be afraid, very afraid. >> stephanie: it has pretty much all of the bush disasters under one roof. and various other historical events. [ applause ] >> sure. >> stephanie: didn't they say under hurricane katrina there was a picture of bush and it just said greatest disaster to hit the united states. >> you're welcome america. >> stephanie: we had rude pundit on on monday. i had not heard of the brad paisley, ll cool j. accidental racist, false comparisons about how wearing the confederate flag and baggy pants and chains -- it inspired rocky mountain mike and macaroni to do a collaboration. ♪ >> stephanie: accidental steph head. ♪ a man waited on me ♪ ♪ when i stopped at beaver liquors ♪ i hope you
we all remember the george w. bush, it's a wonderful life, jim ward's masterpiece. [ applause ] >> stephanie: a tour of the george w. bush presidential libary -- >> ruggy. bright yella. >> stephanie: visitors find themselves in a darkened room as a reminder of the september 11th attack. >> it's dark and scary. be afraid, very afraid. >> stephanie: it has pretty much all of the bush disasters under one roof. and various other historical events. [ applause ] >>...
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to talk about torture under george w. bush. speaking about george w. bush, a lot of comments on the bush library. bella says a library for what. for a coloring book or a pop-up pop-up -- picture book? i get it. this is a library to teach you how to read an upside down picture book. and on the senate, rick owning suggests i think somebody needs to start a campaign featuring unwanted posters. mugshots of senators and with a record of their votes against the public wishes like on the gun bill last week. good point! i like that. it is the "full court press" on tuesday morning. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: what do you say friends and neighbors? good morning, it is tuesday april 23rd. great to see you today. thank you so much for joining us here on the "full court press" on current tv. your morning roundup of the news of the day. and your morning town hall where you get a chance to speak out and sound off and express your opinion about what's going on here in our nation's capital around the country or around the globe. we'll bring you up to date on those event
to talk about torture under george w. bush. speaking about george w. bush, a lot of comments on the bush library. bella says a library for what. for a coloring book or a pop-up pop-up -- picture book? i get it. this is a library to teach you how to read an upside down picture book. and on the senate, rick owning suggests i think somebody needs to start a campaign featuring unwanted posters. mugshots of senators and with a record of their votes against the public wishes like on the gun bill last...
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bush the library is open, everybody. tour of the george w. bush library and museum begins in a bright area. representing his early domestic agenda. i bet you that optimist cal is in there. with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by remierpsd of 9-11. it chronicles all of the bush disasters including the wars in iraq afghanistan katrina the recount. it uses news clip to interactive screens to tell the story of bush's eight years in office. a container of chads. remember that? remember when he didn't really get elected in the first place? >> a container of chads. >> stephanie: part of the exhibit. a decision points theatre lined with rose of interactive screens will put visitors in the shoes of the president. if you really are a dummy with your shoes tied together. it provides facts for them to decide such questions as to whether to invade iraq. >> computer says no. >> with quotations around facts? >> i wonder if that presidential daily briefing is in there. >> good job brownie. >> stephanie: you get to be the deci
bush the library is open, everybody. tour of the george w. bush library and museum begins in a bright area. representing his early domestic agenda. i bet you that optimist cal is in there. with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by remierpsd of 9-11. it chronicles all of the bush disasters including the wars in iraq afghanistan katrina the recount. it uses news clip to interactive screens to tell the story of bush's eight years in office. a container of chads....
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they raised the debt ceiling multiple times for reagan, multiple times for george w. bush. john boehner forced this thing through the house. >> the irony is it is the republicans who didn't want to raise taxes on their constituents, especially the upper class. so they're now -- these people are trapped in airports. they have to buy chocolate bars that cost more than -- [ laughter ] >> i like it though because when you're sitting around the airport doing nothing you're stimulating the congressional experience. >> it is frightening. smaller government meant like less waste not cutting you know wasteful federal workers who, i don't know, keep planes from hitting each other! >> john: small government means you have to spend more time shopping at at tunes. -- at altitunes. >> the average person takes a plane once every three or four years. >> you were talking about the research. also nuclear waste is being cut. we're not even getting rid of stuff that's going to kill our children and grandchildren. >> john: that's a good point. what other government services do you guys worry ab
they raised the debt ceiling multiple times for reagan, multiple times for george w. bush. john boehner forced this thing through the house. >> the irony is it is the republicans who didn't want to raise taxes on their constituents, especially the upper class. so they're now -- these people are trapped in airports. they have to buy chocolate bars that cost more than -- [ laughter ] >> i like it though because when you're sitting around the airport doing nothing you're stimulating...
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former president george w. bush is enjoying spending his time painting and he's enjoying hearing what other people think about his paintings. he said that to the "dallas morning news." people are surprised to see his work but also "some people are surprised i can even read." he says he enjoys bursting the stereotypes, he's taking the painting class once a week. read the book "painting as a pastime" by winston churchill for inspiration. >> bill: well, peter there you go, you've been critical, skeptical about the president. >> i know, i have. >> bill: painting cat and dogs. >> maybe he's on to something here. >> the next picasso. >> i'm actually stunned to learn he can read. >> the anne frank house in the netherlands is defending justin bieber after he wrote in their guest book that he hoped anne frank would have been one of his belieber fans. the museum released a statement saying people need to focus on the positive here. what is special is that a 19-year-old spent an hour at a museum on a friday night when he
former president george w. bush is enjoying spending his time painting and he's enjoying hearing what other people think about his paintings. he said that to the "dallas morning news." people are surprised to see his work but also "some people are surprised i can even read." he says he enjoys bursting the stereotypes, he's taking the painting class once a week. read the book "painting as a pastime" by winston churchill for inspiration. >> bill: well, peter...
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you'll be happy to know george w. bush says he's comfortable with his legacy on the iraq war. >> so he's the one. >> he would be the one. he said he was comfortable with his decision making regarding the iraq war. so, i feel better. i'm confident the decisions were made the right way. it is easy to forget what life was like when the decision was made. oh, no we remember exactly what life was like. >> we into you that iraq had nothing to do with 9-11. >> stephanie: yeah. i was talking to a friend yesterday about how -- that was really a bad period for -- you know, because i was visiting a friend in utah and mormon and utah, an amazing person. she had fox news on when i walked in. i was like oh, no! it was during the war. you started -- we started chatting. she's like well, you know, he has weapons of mass destruction and we had to -- i was like -- >> no! >> i was working -- at a right-wing station at that time and i remember saying to my fellow producers um, can someone please explain to me what iraq has to do with 9-1
you'll be happy to know george w. bush says he's comfortable with his legacy on the iraq war. >> so he's the one. >> he would be the one. he said he was comfortable with his decision making regarding the iraq war. so, i feel better. i'm confident the decisions were made the right way. it is easy to forget what life was like when the decision was made. oh, no we remember exactly what life was like. >> we into you that iraq had nothing to do with 9-11. >> stephanie: yeah....
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five of george w. bush's nominees and two of president obama's nominees. so i ask consent to put in the record this summary of president obama's nominations, along with an article from "the washington post" that points out that president obama's nominees have been confirmed more rapidly than those of the last three presidents in his first term. i ask consent to put that in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. now, to be more specific about the -- about these matters, let's take circuit court judicial confirmations in president obama's first term. according to our research, the average time for president obama's nominees was 240 days. that's faster than president george w. bush, 277 days from nomination to confirmation. so circuit court judicial confirmations, which are usually the subject of great interest around here, president obama treated better than president george w. bush. slightly better. first-term district court nominees -- the obama average time, 221 days, is slower than george w. bush, 1
five of george w. bush's nominees and two of president obama's nominees. so i ask consent to put in the record this summary of president obama's nominations, along with an article from "the washington post" that points out that president obama's nominees have been confirmed more rapidly than those of the last three presidents in his first term. i ask consent to put that in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. now, to be more...
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w. u.s. citizen can not be trialed, tried rather in military commissions. and it's important to remember that since 9-11 we have used the federal court system to convict and incarcerate hundreds of terrorists. >> brown: tsarnaev was also likely to face state charges in the shooting death of a police officer at m.i.t. it all followed his dramatic capture friday evening, when he was found hiding and wounded in a boat behind a home in the boston suburb of watertown. his older brother tamarlen died hours earlier in a shoot-out with police that triggered the all-day manhunt and shut down the city. yesterday, on cbs, massachusetts governor deval patrick stood by the unprecedented measures. >> i think people understood that we were making decisions in the face of a rapidly developing investigation and that we were making them in the best interests of people's public safety, or the public's safety. i think there won't be political backlash and frankly i'm not thinking about that anyhow. >> brown
w. u.s. citizen can not be trialed, tried rather in military commissions. and it's important to remember that since 9-11 we have used the federal court system to convict and incarcerate hundreds of terrorists. >> brown: tsarnaev was also likely to face state charges in the shooting death of a police officer at m.i.t. it all followed his dramatic capture friday evening, when he was found hiding and wounded in a boat behind a home in the boston suburb of watertown. his older brother...
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martha: president george w. bush reemerging on the national stage for the opening of his presidential library in texas. that will happen this thursday. but the move comes as some new polls out there show public image is improving. take a look at these numbers. very interesting. in february, 47% of americans say that they now approve of the job that president bush did. that is up significantly from 2008 when his overall approval rating was very low, at 23%. so, essentially a doubling of positive in that number. but over the last five years. president bush has repeatedly said, as he left the presidency, that really history would be the true judge of the decisions that he made. here he is during an interview in 2010. >> if you were to give yourself a letter grade on your eight years, what would it be? >> a for effort. a for love of country. a for assembling a fabulous team. but history will judge the results and i'm not going to be around for history's final verdict. martha: interesting photo there of president bus
martha: president george w. bush reemerging on the national stage for the opening of his presidential library in texas. that will happen this thursday. but the move comes as some new polls out there show public image is improving. take a look at these numbers. very interesting. in february, 47% of americans say that they now approve of the job that president bush did. that is up significantly from 2008 when his overall approval rating was very low, at 23%. so, essentially a doubling of positive...